Swanson TV Dinners

[Lerxst]

Are you old enough to have had/remember the ones in the foil tray?

Did you have a favorite one?
Turkey
Chicken
Beef
Salisbury Steak

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I am indeed that old. I think the Salisbury Steak was my favorite. That was back in my pre-vegetarian days.

 

[Tralfaz]

"It's the next best thing to yooooour good cooking..."

I vaguely remember those... mostly the turkey and the Salisbury steak. By the time I was old enough to live out on my own, microwaves had taken over, so my lazy bachelor nights were things like Stouffer's lasagna or that two-bag thing for Swedish meatballs.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

It was a rare occasion to have them, but yeah. I remember the foil trays.

Turkey was probably my favourite.

I HATED the Salisbury steak for two reasons:
- mushrooms
-the first one I ever had had a hunk of cartilage in it.

The gravy in the beef one - to me - had a funky taste.

I don't recall ever trying the chicken one.

 

[MonkeyZero]

Foil trays were replaced with plastic in 1986 so I'm pretty sure everyone is old enough to remember them. Yes, I googled it because I personally don't remember the foil tray but that is likely because we didn't eat them or ate a different brand.
No matter the brand the Salisbury steak is always repulsive to me. It may even taste good but I'm not willing to try it.

 

[Denverdave]

Yep - I remember them. Salisbury steak and Turkey were the preferred meals.

 

[Tig]

Yep - I remember them. Salisbury steak and Turkey were the preferred meals.

^This.
At some point, the Salisbury steak suddenly became inedible to me, but I can't remember exactly why. Perhaps mental blocks are a good thing.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

Yes I remember them but my mom wouldn't have such a thing in her house. We had a huge garden and grew our own beef. By the time I was living on my own they had pretty much went away. The replacements aren't any better, just microwaveable so you dont have to wait so long for your crappola.

 

[Andrew Sak]

The salisbury steak was my favorite. While I wasn't the one heating them up in the oven, I do remember the foil tray.
Speaking of the tray, I also remember my introduction to the microwave oven. A kid up the street re-heated his burrito in a minute and a half. I was amazed.

 

[335clone]

Yes, of course. Salisbury steak and Turkey were the go-to. The beef was horrible. Later on, the chicken was the only palatable option.

 

[Tig]

The salisbury steak was my favorite. While I wasn't the one heating them up in the oven, I do remember the foil tray.
Speaking of the tray, I also remember my introduction to the microwave oven. A kid up the street re-heated his burrito in a minute and a half. I was amazed.

I think our first microwave oven was the Amana Radarange.

 

[tiger roach]

Yup. We had them once in a while when mom needed a break. They were kinda fun.

 

[Lerxst]

I had them a handful of times growing up.
Was a fan of the turkey dinner since we only really had turkey on holidays like thanksgiving so it was nice to have something like that off holiday.

 

[DinoMikeSr]

Had them now and then growing up. Like the turkey and usually made a sandwich with it then ate the rest.

 

[Mark Wein]

I remember those.

 

[telecaster911]

We had those on rare occasion. They were the pre microwave versions that you had to put in the oven. We’ve only had the Salisbury steak.

 

[micwalt]

I think we only had those when Mom was away and Dad was in charge.
I remember digging the turkey one.

 

[LeftyTom]

While cleaning out the mom-in-law's house a month ago, my wife found a bunch of the metal Banquet TV dinner trays.

 

[jelloman]

I don't think I ever ate a Swanson...I do keep a few Stoufer's meat loaf and beef macaroni dinners in the freezer...

 

[PunkKitty]

I enjoyed them as a kid. It makes me sick to think that every one I consumed enriched Tucker Carlson a bit.